Illegal burning can lead to harsh penalties

4:51 PM,
Feb. 15, 2013

A trash pile a man decided to burn in a hole dug into his property.

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Leaf-Chronicle

Burning the wrong thing, burning without a permit or at the wrong time could end up being a mistake that could cost well into the thousands of dollars, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office stated in a press release.

"We have a top-notch landfill in our community," Sgt. Michael Leutert, environmental enforcement officer for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, said in the release. "When in doubt, use it."

Leutert added that Sheriff John Fuson and Pete Reed, director of Bi-County Solid Waste Management, are stepping up enforcement. ...